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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Peters was at his best when he wasn't satisfied and constantly tinkering and making tough decisions. As soon as he got the idea in his head about what the "right" lineup was, he changed his style. The guy willing to scratch Frolik and Stone early in the season took too long to identify what wasn't working in the cases of guys like Neal, Monahan, and Jankowski. In fact I'm not sure he even values speed at center which is kind of a fundamental tenet of championship teams.
My other disappointment with Peters is how much the team stopped skating with the puck as the year went along. A LOT of this series was typified by desperate whacks to enter or exit the zone, while Bednar had his Avs carrying the puck and rarely dumping it after game 1. Dump and chase can't be a primary style of play. It needs to be a last resort but by the end of the year the team was dumping and chasing at every opportunity.
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I have to agree about that. Complacency definitely seemed to settle in in the latter half.
Of course it's understandable when staying the course got them the best record in the conference, so this is definitely armchair coaching. (...but that's what fan forums are for
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